• Organizes and manages implementation of project activities including evaluations, data collection and management, project coordination, and collaborative relations.
• Coordinates and attends meetings to determine project requirements and participates in establishing timelines and project organization.
• Tracks and manages program activity and collaborates with partners to assure integrity of project and timely problem resolution.
• Assists and guides project assistants and other partners and supervises project staff as required.
• Assures that data are successfully collected and managed so that confidentiality and data integrity is maintained, conduct data analysis as appropriate and provide reporting as required.
• Organizes and participates in project meetings and follows up on communication among project participants in conjunction with Principal Investigators.
• Monitors ongoing project plans, progress, budgets and expenditures and effectively communicates project status to leaders as applicable.
• Prepares and initiates completion timelines and ensures all required project close out documents are obtained.
• May develop training and instructional materials, manuals, and toolkits as needed.
• May prepare project communications via web sites and written materials for partners, sponsors and governmental agencies.
• Assists in proposal writing, and participates in development of papers and presentations.
• Participates in project review and recommends ideas for improvement initiatives.
• Performs all other duties as required or assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in applicable field of study with five (5) years of research experience or the equivalent of education and research required.
• Master’s Degree or PhD or foreign equivalent in relevant field, preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of research methods, procedures, and techniques.
• Experience in animal models may be required.
• Previous project related work involving complex scheduling and communications preferred.
• Exceptional organizational and management skills to plan and organize the research approach and project parameters.
• Grant writing/management experience preferred.
• Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of computer software applications used for research investigations.

Required Licensure/Certifications

• None